Friday, July 13, 2012
Wk 2 Reading Blog Post: The Art of Possibility (1-4)
Within chapter one
in The Art of Possibility, the premise is as an individual, you must
keep persevering because you may unlock another dimension to your thinking.
Possibilities become available when you break through the barriers that have
been pre-installed into your thought process.
Within chapter 2 of
The Art of Possibility, this chapter discusses the points that the
universe is made up of new possibilities and there is not just a standard
answer for something. Everything must be reinvented because there is a
different way of looking at it.
Chapter three
discusses that we as human beings must not approach and interact with others in
such a way that we judge them on our standards. Give everyone the same
justification, the highest possible grade; an A. If we do this then we are
giving that person the possibility to be the best that they can be, based on
themselves, not by our standards or anyone else’s. This chapter was really
enjoyable to read because being a first grade teacher, we as educators often
place a grade to measure our students. As a society, maybe we have this wrong.
Is it possible for educators to implement a better way of measurement that
aligns with the achievement standards in which we have set in place for our
students?
Chapter four goes
through how an individual can be less self absorbed and more influential to
those around them. Some people understand this to be important but are unaware
of how they can go about this dramatic change. For you, you must accept the
fact that you ARE a contribution, not just simple an option for someone.
We all make a difference.
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It only takes a small spark to start a fire. As educators, I believe it is our job to give our students that small spark. Maybe this spark is what Zander is seeing in the shining eyes of the people in the audience, his orchestra players? Breaking through our preconceived barriers is the hardest task - speaking for some of the students I have taught and myself. Did our parents put those barriers in our heads or just being part of the world around us? Or both? That is an interesting quandary. If everyone stayed within the barriers of his/her own mind, we wouldn’t be using this Mac today or have Internet. Those individuals broke the barriers set before them and challenged themselves to see beyond what was in front of their face and what they were being told. That is exactly what all inventors, researchers, and pioneers in any field have done. I do believe there is a better way to measure the achievements of our students than the ones we use now. Like you said, how do we go about changing that? They are not going away any time soon. But, we can teach our students, children, and world around us that they don’t have to stay within those barriers. We have to show them how.
Jena WaytJuly 15, 2012 9:41 AM